Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2022)

Sporadic Occurrence of Enteroaggregative Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 Similar to 2011 Outbreak Strain

  • Claudia E. Coipan,
  • Ingrid H. Friesema,
  • Maaike J.C. van den Beld,
  • Thijs Bosch,
  • Sabine Schlager,
  • Menno van der Voort,
  • Christina Frank,
  • Christina Lang,
  • Angelika Fruth,
  • Eelco Franz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.220037
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 9
pp. 1890 – 1894

Abstract

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We describe the recent detection of 3 Shiga toxin–producing enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O104:H4 isolates from patients and 1 from pork in the Netherlands that were genetically highly similar to isolates from the 2011 large-scale outbreak in Europe. Our findings stress the importance of safeguarding food supply production chains to prevent future outbreaks.

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